Lorenzo Romar, Tony Wroten, Terrence Ross honored by Pac-12

Washington head basketball coach Lorenzo Romar was named the Pac-12 coach of the year, Tony Wroten was named freshman of the year, and Terrence Ross was named to the all-conference first team, the Pac-12 announced Monday.

The honors come two days before the Pac-12 tournament begins in Los Angeles. Cal’s Jorge Gutierrez was named both player of the year and defensive player of the year, and WSU’s Brock Motum was named the most improved player of the year.

Wroten, who went to Seattle’s Garfield High School, averaged 16.3 points and 4.9 rebounds per game, adding an average of 3.7 assists and 2 steals. He brought some flash to the Huskies court, notably a dunk over Arizona State’s Jonathan Gilling that got attention on YouTube.

Ross, a sophomore, put up an average of 15.3 points per game and averaged 6.6 boards. The Portland native was named to the All-Pac-12 first team along with Wroten, Motum, Gutierrez, Cal’s Allen Crabbe, Oregon State’s Jared Cunningham, Arizona’s Kyle Fogg and Solomon Hill, Oregon’s Devoe Joseph and Colorado’s Andre Roberson. No Huskies or Cougars were named to the second team.

Wroten also was named to the all-freshman team, and Washington’s Aziz N’Diaye was named to the Pac-12 all-defensive team. N’Diaye, from Senegal, averaged 7.6 rebounds and 1.1 blocks per game.

It was Romar’s third coach-of-the-year honor; he also won in 2005 and 2009. The Huskies won their second regular-season title under Romar this year, and had their fourth-consecutive season of 20 or more wins.